Founders should think of their company as a product and build it and shape it with the same passion and care.

Founders should think of their company as a product and build it and shape it with the same passion and care.

You don't want to be the site that people should use. You want to be the site they can't stop using.

I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up being CFO of a technology company. I'd no idea what venture capital was.

It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.

Money was invented for a reason. We've seen people try to use beans, etc. and it doesn't work.

I think of myself as just another consumer.